"Fuli, Fuli..." The boy in black kept breathing heavily, and because he was too eager, his face looked extremely pale. √
"What happened in the mansion?!" Wan Chong was subconsciously startled when he heard the word "fuli". He didn't know why, but he had a bad premonition.
Although he knew that this possibility was extremely small, he still had a feeling that something terrible might have happened in the house.
But he really couldn't think of anything big that could happen to the good-looking Shangshu Mansion
After all, this is Yanjing City, at the feet of the Emperor.
But at this moment, Fang Zhengzheng, who was sitting leisurely on the horse, suddenly showed a surprised expression.
"Huh? Why is there smoke coming out of that position... Wow, it couldn't be a fire, right?" Fang Zhengzheng's voice was full of surprise, and it was loud enough.
This caused the people watching around to look into the distance.
"It seems there is really smoke!"
"How can there be such a huge smoke in this clear sky and it's really a fire?"
"Wow, look, there's fire, it's really on fire!"
The onlookers didn't believe it at first, but when they saw the fiery red light rising into the sky, they finally screamed.
At this moment, the boy in black finally regained his composure after taking a few deep breaths.
"Master, there's a fire in the house... there's a fire in the house!"
"What?! Is my house on fire?" Wan Chong was slightly startled when he heard this, and then his expression finally changed completely.
Of course he heard Fang Zhengzheng's surprised expression and words just now, and at that moment, he had a bad feeling in his heart.
But…
When you actually hear it, the feeling is completely different.
"Yes... Master, please go back quickly. Now the mansion is surrounded by the Royal Forest Army. If you don't hurry up, you may..." Heiyi said.
"Yu Lin Army?! How did the Yu Lin Army come to Shangshu's Mansion?" Wan Chong's body trembled.
"It's like this. When there was a fire in the mansion, the deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army, 'Bai Qi', happened to be passing by, and then he summoned the Royal Forest Army to help put out the fire. Then..."
"You said Bai Qi called the Royal Forest Army to help put out the fire? How many people were called?"
"About five hundred people."
"Five hundred people?!" Wan Chong's feet gave way and he sat down on the ground. He finally understood something and understood what Fang Zhengzheng said just now, "It's not completely impossible."
In Nuo Da's Shangshu Mansion, it is not completely unheard of to occasionally set fire to the small house.
However, the fire in front of me is obviously not a small fire, and the current season is spring, not hot summer, so how could there be such a big fire
The most important thing is that it is Shangshu Mansion.
There are countless servants and maids.
How could it be possible for the fire to grow to such an extent
Obviously, this is a game, a game that has been laid out long ago.
Of course, it is impossible for the Shangshu Mansion to catch fire for no reason. The fire was deliberately set by someone. As for the so-called deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army, Bai Qi, who happened to be passing by...
That is something that anyone with a discerning eye can think of.
Wan Chong's hands were shaking a little, and the "Topographic Map of Ten Thousand Prefectures" in his hand felt like it weighed a thousand pounds. He didn't know why Bai Qi would obey Fang Zhengzheng's order.
But he was certain that Bai Qi and the five hundred imperial guards had been waiting outside the Shangshu Mansion for who knows how long.
When the people around him saw Wan Chong sitting on the ground, they all showed sympathy. The natural disaster was so pitiful.
"Master Shangshu, don't be too sad or worried. Since the Royal Forest Army has arrived, with the Royal Forest Army here, they can definitely put out the fire!"
"Yes, five hundred imperial guardsmen can definitely put out the fire!"
"The mansion has been burned a little, but it can still be rebuilt. Lord Shangshu, please take care of yourself."
One by one, the people offered words of comfort.
"Burn it down and rebuild it?" Wan Chong looked at the people around him. Looking at the concerned eyes, he finally laughed.
Recalling his glory in the Taoist examination and the hard work he put in to ascend to the position of minister step by step, his smile was crazy and bitter.
No one knows better than him.
When the Shangshu Mansion was burned down, it also meant that his entire life was burned down.
He could even imagine the eyes of the people around him when they looked at him again a few days later.
At that moment...
These people will also say, Sir, can the mansion be rebuilt after it was burned down
His eyes looked into the distance.
And on the street in the distance, a group of sergeants wearing golden armor were running quickly in his direction, each holding a bright spear in their hand.
"Bai Qi, your movements are really fast!" Wan Chong looked at the figure at the front of the sergeant, and the chain in his hand loosened and fell to the ground.
it's over.
Wan Chong knew that he had lost.
Now, he does still have the title of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, but he also understands that the moment the chain in his hand reaches his neck, his title of Minister will no longer exist.
Because Bai Qi is already here.
"The Minister of Punishment, Wan Chong, is suspected of three major crimes: harboring, corruption, and secretly forming a faction. Now that the evidence is conclusive, please come with us, Sir."
"Deputy Commander Bai's duty should be to guard the palace, right? Why is he working as an errand boy for the Dali Supervisory Office?" Wan Chong slowly stood up from the ground.
"Because I, the deputy commander, happened to be on my way." Bai Qi said calmly.
"Haha... Deputy Dutong Bai is really enthusiastic." A sneer appeared at the corner of Wan Chong's mouth.
"Master Shangshu has given you the award!"
"Vice-President Bai probably hasn't had time to hand over the things to the Dali Supervisory Academy yet, right?"
"Things have to be delivered sooner or later. Master Shangshu doesn't have to worry too much about this."
"In this case, I am not considered a prisoner now. Can I be allowed to go to the mansion to explain some things?" Wan Chong nodded and continued.
"No." Bai Qi refused directly.
"Bai Qi, I am also a minister after all, and a second-rank official in the imperial court. Now that the charges have not been cleared, is it possible that you still dare to use force against me?" Wan Chong's expression changed slightly.
"Master Shangshu, you can give it a try."
"Bai Qi! Okay... very good! Dali Supervisory Authority, right? I'll go there myself!"
"Come here, put the chains on Master Shangshu." Bai Qi ignored Wan Chong's words, but looked directly at the chains that fell under Wan Chong's feet.
"Bai Qi, do you dare to put a chain on me?!"
"Yes, Lord Shangshu, do you think there is any problem?"
"I will fight with you!"
"Take it!"
…
Things changed so quickly that the surrounding people and nearly a hundred police officers were unable to react. They stared blankly at Wan Chong, who was chained to his shoulders.
They really couldn't understand how the dignified Minister of the Ministry of Justice could become a criminal in the blink of an eye. Moreover, he was a criminal arrested by the Royal Forest Army himself.
Wasn't it just that the mansion was burned down
What exactly is going on
Nearly a hundred police officers subconsciously wanted to save him, but when they saw Bai Qi's cold eyes, they finally stopped.
This is not to say that they are afraid of death, but that they know that in a place like Yanjing City, there are some things that little detectives like them can't interfere with.
"Master Shangshu was captured?!"
"Then... what should Fang Zhengzheng do?"
"Deputy Commander Bai, Fang Zhengzheng, a serious criminal from the imperial court, is here. Why don't you catch him by the way?"
One by one, the people looked at the imperial guards in golden armor, and then they thought of the casualness and enthusiasm that Bai Qi just said.
"Fang Zhengzheng, where are you?" Bai Qi looked around with a confused look on his face.
"Isn't that the one?" When the people heard Bai Qi's words, they all pointed at Fang Zhengzheng, who was sitting on the horse with a leisurely look on his face.
"Don't talk nonsense! This young master is clearly named Fang Zhengzheng. He has a birth certificate and Marquis Chi personally testified about it. Do you think that all of you are fools?" Bai Qi snorted coldly.
Then he stopped staying and walked away with Wan Chong, leaving behind dumbfounded faces and wide-open eyes.
"How does Vice-President Bai know that his name is Fang Zhengzheng?"
"That's right, Deputy Commander Bai didn't seem to be here just now, right?"
"And Chi Houwei Fangzheng... It seems that Deputy Dutong Bai was not here when he was testifying, right? How did he know?"
The onlookers couldn't understand, but they were helpless because Bai Qi had already left, so of course they had nothing to ask.
Fang Zhengzheng looked at Bai Qi who had left, with a trace of disdain on his lips.
Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills.
This guy's acting skills are so bad, how on earth did he get into the position of Deputy Commander of the Royal Forest Army? Damn it, I really made a mistake!
Chi Hou didn't know what Fang Zheng was thinking right now, nor did he know what was written in that letter, but he was very thoughtful.
Wan Chong was arrested
Moreover, the Imperial Forest Army will arrest him personally
The most important thing is that Wan Chong didn't complain in public
This alone is enough to prove many things, but he does not know these things. So, what can be explained is...
King Duan also didn't know.
In other words, all these arrangements were not made by King Duan and him.
"It seems... I still underestimated the Shadow Sect. I didn't expect the Shadow Sect to have such power in Yanjing City?" Chi Hou looked at Fang Zhengyi, with a faint light flickering in his eyes.
"Master Hou is joking, Bai Qi has nothing to do with the Shadow Sect." Fang Zhengzheng shook his head.
"It doesn't matter? Well, let me ask you, since you have already prepared for Wan Chong, why do you still need me to act as a witness for you?" Chi Hou smiled softly, he was naturally He didn't believe it, but he didn't continue to struggle with this issue.
"Three days ago, Mr. Hou wanted to drag me into the water. I thought about it carefully. Rather than being dragged into the water by Mr. Hou, it might be more appropriate to simply drag Mr. Hou into the water." Fang Zhengzheng said with a serious face.
"Aren't you afraid that I won't take the plunge?"
"But the fact is that Mr. Hou came down unceremoniously."
"Yes, I have come down, but I can also kill you and go up again!"
"Haha... If Mr. Hou really wanted to kill him, he would have done it in Beishan Village. Why wait until Yanjing City? I don't believe Mr. Hou will kill me. Besides, Mr. Hou can't kill me either."
"Can't kill you?!" Chi Hou's expression was stunned, and then he subconsciously looked at the men in black wearing black hats behind Fang Zhengzheng: "Are you really sure that just a few of them can kill you?" Are you blocking me?"
"Haha..." Fang Zhengzheng smiled again, but he didn't say anything more because his eyes had already spotted a huge sedan.
There are not many people in Yanjing City who have such a sedan. They can be counted on ten fingers, and Fang Zhengzheng has seen the sedan in front of him by chance.
It was a sedan with flame carvings.
Fang Zhengzheng could see the carriage, and so could Yan Xiu.
"I see." When Yan Xiu saw the sedan, he finally nodded, as if he had understood something.
At this time, the onlookers all opened their eyes wide, and then they retreated to both sides like water.
A strange scene suddenly appeared on the originally crowded streets. It felt like seeing a savage beast, and people crowded towards both sides.
Fang Zhengzheng naturally did not retreat.
He just sat quietly on the horse and watched the car drive towards him.
Finally, the car stopped.
Then, a sergeant wearing golden armor standing next to the sedan also jumped to the door of the sedan and knocked lightly on the door.
"Are you here?" A crisp voice came from inside the car.
"Yes!" the sergeant in golden armor replied immediately.
"Click!" The sedan door opened from the inside, revealing a ball of red like a flame. Soon, this ball of red slowly flowed out from the door.
It was a long skirt, a fiery red long skirt, as soft as running water. From bottom to top, it vividly outlined a slender waist.
And the fiery red dress was embroidered with flame-like patterns, which felt like they were burning on the dress.
Then, the fiery red dress slowly stood up.
A delicate face, eyes as clear as water, thin and pink lips, and a lingering arrogance on her face.
The corners of Fang Zhengzheng's mouth raised slightly, revealing a smile.
After not seeing each other for more than a year, there is indeed a feeling that things are different. For example, the figure in front of me is obviously completely different from more than a year ago.
"How is it? Does this princess look much more mature?" A clear voice came from the woman's mouth, and then the woman also turned her long skirt, showing an expectant expression.
"Mature?" Fang Zhengzheng's eyes subconsciously moved down from the woman's face, below her neck, and then to the slight bulge: "Well, it's a little bigger!" (To be continued.) 8